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China's Remarks Cast Doubt on Any Support for Sanctions

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Shai Oster

Updated Oct. 16, 2009 12:01 a.m. ET

BEIJING -- China praised its growing energy and trade ties with Iran in remarks that further diminished any expectation that Beijing will support efforts by the U.S. and its allies to sanction Iran over its nuclear program.

"The Sino-Iran relationship has witnessed rapid development, as the two countries' leaders have had frequent exchanges, and cooperation in trade and energy has widened and deepened," Premier Wen Jiabao said in a meeting with visiting Iranian Vice President Reza Rahimi, according to the state-controlled...